January 18, 2007
Spilyay Ty moo, Wai-rn Springs, Oregon
Page ,9
Casino: Council chairman
comments on Grand Ronde article
(Continued from page 1);
They showed this by means
o f .a slide p resen tatio n and
would not provide our represen­
tatives with a copy o f their pro­
posal. They would, however,
perm it us to copy it by hand
from what was. displayed on the
screen. ■
Mr. Whelan copied their in­
formation for purposes o f do­
i n g ^ analysis o f their proposal,
which assumed financing by the
Grand Ronde and projections ;
for six years o f operations. We
asked Mr. Whelan to do an ob­
jective report on their proposal
to determine if it was something
we should pursue.
prepared
a report for us on the Grand
Ronde proposal
Mr. Whelan concluded that,
for. the period o f their study,
Warm Springs would have a net
Museum: Clements
for Lifetime Achievement
outflow o f $2.14 million. For penalize cash flows from the serving attempt to prevent us
that same time period, Grand resort itself. When taken as a from exercising our sovereign
Ronde would enjojf a positive whole, a decision tò open a new rights, in a way that will niost
cash flow o f $22.9$ million.
casino would have an estimated benefit our members, our res­
In o th e r w o rd s,: W arm
n et negative im pact on the ervation, and our partners at
Springs would gb in the hold Warm Springs tribes o f at least Cascade Locks.
over $2 million*' while Grand , $ 17^2 million and possibly as
It saddens me that the Grand
Ronde would make almost $23 much as $25 million during the Ronde tribe continues to act in
million.
2008 to 2013 period.”
this manner towards our people,
This proposal from Grand
Finally, Mr. W helan co n ­ who haVe always supported and
Ronde did not even take into cluded that if the Grand Ronde befriended the Grand Ronde
account that our present casino forecast proved to be too opti­ and who were instrumental in
at K ah -N ee-la would have to mistic,; the negative cash flows their regaining federal recogni­
close if a new casino were built would be even greater.
tion after the tragedy o f termi­
along Highway 26, and that the
Faced with this analysis o f nation. iv
floss o f five years o f cash flow the proposal made by Grand
I can only -hope that Grand
from the K ah-N ee-Ta casino Ronde, we declined to partici­ Ronde will soon realize that we
would be in the range o f $15 pate.
all w ill B en efit vfheti Grand
million to $20 million.
The afticle is* a misleading Ronde finally ceases its attacks
Beyond that; M r.'W helan
attempt t <5 portray , the Grand on the sovereign choice o f our
stated: “In addition,, the new Ronde as,ahelpfu4 generous ally ..people to -pursue the Cascade
.casino would cornpete for tour­ seeking to “help” a fellow tribe. Locks p ro ject! L
ism and food service revenues Instead, it must be recogtiized
— By Ron Suppah,
from K ah-N ee-Ta and, thus, fo t what it 'is-^a blatant, sèlf-
C ouncil chairm an
 ï m *£ j i d "id
Richard L. Kohnstamm is a
past recipient o f the M u­
seum A t Warm Springs Life­
time Achievement Award.
The Honor D im er will be
held on Saturday, March 24
at the Poitland Hilton,'in the
Pavilion Ballroom, 921 8.W
Sixth Avenue, Portland.
The event is open to tile
general public. T h ere are.
sponsorship opportunities for-
tables o f tfeti* b t individual
tickets are available for pur­
chase.
There, will be à reception
beginning at 5:30 p.m. with
dinner and the program to
follow at 7,p.m. Former Gov.
Vic Atiyeh and K en Smith are^
the Honorary co-chairs.
For more information, in­
vitation, sponsorship oppor­
tunities, tickets, or to donate
an item for the silent Ruction,
pall
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at
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Mr. Clements was a great
diplomat o f the tribes, said
Smith. He worked well with
the state, thé federal govern­
ment, adjacent jurisdictions,
and ytith other tribes. He was
a spiritual leader as well, she
said.
Clements loved his people,
and left a legacy that will be
felt for generations to come.
Mrs. Amabelle Clements and
family will be present at the
museum H onor Dinner to
àccept this award.
The following are the past
Twanat Award recipients:
Fo rm er G o v ern or V ic to r
Atiyeh, 2003 TWANAT hon­
orée;,v ,LLS. Sen. D an iel
Inouye, 2004; Twanat hon­
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Owen Panner, 2005 Twanat
honorée; form er assistant
Secretary o f the Interior for
Indian Affairs, Kenneth L.
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